Lyceum Theatre Gallery hosts Art of Photography Show

The seventh annual Art of Photography Show, a judged competition featuring the works of photographers from around the world, is now in exhibition at the Lyceum Theatre Gallery in Downtown’s Horton Plaza. The judge for the competition is Anne M. Lyden, associate curator of the Department of Photographs at the J. Paul Getty Museum in [...]

North Park’s New Business Champion

By Manny Cruz Angela Landsberg has an old love affair with the North Park community and a new job that will surely test it. A 20-year resident, Landsberg, 42, has been hired as the new executive director of North Park Main Street, the organization that oversees the North Park Business Improvement District. She replaces Liz [...]

San Diego Scene 9.2011

Grown-ups Invited to Play at Girl Scouts Campus San Diego companies looking for an invigorating retreat venue might consider booking a “Corporate Day in the Park” at Girl Scouts San Diego’s campus in Balboa Park. The property features an “Adventure Zone” where attendees can climb a 40-foot tower, explore a six-level tree house — complete [...]

San Diego Scene 6.2011

UCSD alumni are innovators, entrepreneurs and leaders who continue to change the world across all industries, from science, technology, medicine and public service to business, education, politics and the arts. And they continue to make headlines. Recently San Diego-based Cymer Inc., founded by alumni Robert Akins and Richard Sandstrom, was named by Forbes as the [...]

A Seat for the Mountain Biking Set

Joshua Mackenroth seeks investors for Gravity±Sea According to local inventor and attorney Joshua D. Mackenroth, there’s no doubt his Gravity±Seat invention will be a huge success in the bicycle racing industry. Mackenroth spent the past three years working on an idea that has been rolling around in his head since 1988.  “I’ve always wanted to [...]

My One-Night Stand With Shakespeare

By Jennifer Coburn Craving a little adventure in Paris, I wasn’t surprised to find myself engaged in a dirty little one-night stand with a crusty Englishman who had a way with words. On the flight to Paris, my then 8-year-old daughter, Katie and I promised each other we’d put down the Frommer’s guide long enough [...]

San Diego Scene

Chriselda Turcios photographed her husband, Marine Staff Sgt. Miguel Turcios, with their daughter Angelique in preparation for the recent Father Daughter Dance of the San Diego Armed Services YMCA. The event, underwritten by TriWest, was held at the San Diego Mission Valley Marriott. The YMCA collected dresses for the daughters to wear. “Children may only [...]

Cirque du Soleil

Cirque du Soleil’s newest arena show, Quidam, performs at the Valley View Casino (formerly the San Diego Sports Arena) March 30 through April 3. Eight performances are scheduled. Tickets are available at cirquedusoleil.com/quidam or by calling (800) 745-3000. The international casts has 52 acrobats, musicians, singers and characters. The story: “Young Zoé is bored; her [...]

San Diego Scene 3.2011

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. has made an agreement with International Golden Group to offer the Predator XP unmanned aerial vehicle to the United Arab Emirates government. International Golden Group is a supplier of defense systems in the Middle East. J. Neal Blue, chairman and CEO of General Atomics Aeronautical, said the agreement will help [...]

Introducing San Diego Writing Women Literary group schedules Feb. 19 readings

Literary group schedules Feb. 19 readings “We are nine authors who are passionate about what we do. Some of us write for a living, yet all of us scramble to find the time to finish our books — between research trips to Borneo, Greece and death row, stand-up comedy shows or reproductive surgery on horses.” [...]

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